James Taylor speaks against fracking in North Carolina TV ad

James Taylor speaks against fracking in North Carolina TV ad by The Associated Press, February 20, 2014, Calgary Herald
The singer-songwriter is starring in a television ad for an environmental group urging North Carolinians to challenge efforts to allow natural gas exploration through hydraulic fracturing in the state where he grew up. The Natural Resources Defence Council said the ad began running Thursday. A group spokesman would not give a price on the ad buy but said it would run for at least two weeks. The General Assembly told a state regulatory panel to create rules the industry must follow to participate in the exploration, better known as fracking. Lawmakers still must take further action to allow drilling permits. [Emphasis added]